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As it turned out, he could not leave me Culverwood, and I regretted the fact as little as he did himself. His gratitude to me was, however, excessive, assuming occasionally ludicrous outbursts of thankfulness. I do not believe he could have been more grateful if I had saved his ship and its whole crew. For his hospitality was at stake. Kind old man!"
I see you're a gentleman like your father, not to trip a man when he stumbles, said my uncle. For such was the dear old man's sense of honour, that he was actually uncomfortable about the hasty promise he had made without first specifying the exception. The exception, you know, has Culverwood at the present hour, and right welcome he is. "'Of course, uncle, I said 'between gentlemen, you know.
I then returned to Culverwood Hall, dropping my nurse and the child on my way, and reported to my father my sister's death, of course concealing that the child was living. Sir Alexander was much affected, and wept bitterly; indeed, from that day he rapidly declined. "I had now satiated my revenge, and was sorry when I had done so.
The next day, old Roberts continued: `It was about three months after Sir Alexander's death, when her brother, the new baronet, came down to Culverwood Hall, that Miss Barbara made her appearance again as Lady R . Your grandmother was just buried, and poor Green had not been dead more than a month.
"And now you must leave off, Lionel, for the present," said I, "for I must go out with Lady M . Come to-morrow, early, and I shall have leisure to hear the rest of your story." The following morning Lionel returned and resumed his history. "Miss Valerie, little things often give you more trouble than greater; and I had more difficulty to find out where Culverwood Hall was than you may imagine.
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